The Spalding Jaguars will face off against the Sandy Creek Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Spalding is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 47-14 win over Fayette County on the road. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 182nd, while the Tigers are ranked 365th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Among those leading the charge was Dashun Gilbert, who threw for 117 yards and a touchdown on perfect 12-for-12 passing, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Meanwhile, Sandy Creek put another one in the bag last Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 45-0 victory over Trinity Christian. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won four contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
Amari Latimer was his usual excellent self, rushing for 123 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 80 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Mcdowell, who rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
Spalding's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Sandy Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
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